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Google is bringing back Street View to India
Street View's India rollout is the first time that Google has tied up with local partners to offer the service to consumers, a model it hopes to scale in other parts of the world as well.
BUSINESS
Amazon rolls out major redesign for Prime Video in India
The redesign comes at a time when Amazon Prime Video has been ramping up its original programming in the country
BUSINESS
Pocket FM to offer its audiobook library through Flipkart
Pocket FM entered the audiobook market in March this year and claims to be selling over 120,000 audiobooks on a monthly basis.
BUSINESS
Twitter says it has spent $33 million in Q2 2022 on pending acquisition by Elon Musk
Twitter sued Musk earlier this month to enforce the merger agreement, days after the billionaire said he was terminating his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media firm.
BUSINESS
Snapchat parent to 'substantially' slow down hiring rate as revenue growth takes a hit
Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel said they are evolving their business and strategy to reaccelerate revenue growth
BUSINESS
Facebook's latest redesign doubles down on recommended content with chronological feed
The social networking giant is splitting its feed into two different feeds - a Home tab and a new Feeds tab.
STARTUP
Dream11 parent Dream Sports signs 5-year deal with New Zealand Cricket for NFTs, gaming & merchandising
NZC chief executive David White said this partnership represent a step "into the metaverse for his organisation"
BUSINESS
Twitter now lets you follow Tamil topics like Rajinikanth, AR Rahman, Chennai Super Kings
The feature has been rolled out to all Twitter users on Android, iOS and web apps who have set Tamil as their primary language on Twitter.
BUSINESS
For Netflix, Asia Pacific keeps driving subscriber growth
Netflix's average revenue per member declined by 2% in APAC due to price cuts in India, partially offset by higher earnings in Korea and Australia.
BUSINESS
YouTube to roll out shopping destination in India next week
YouTube also announced a partnership with Shopify to enable creators and merchants to feature their products across their YouTube channels and videos
BUSINESS
Sony's Crunchyroll slashes price of anime-streaming service in India
Crunchyroll is also expanding its content library and introducing Hindi-dubbed anime content in India
BUSINESS
Exclusive | We've run our business with the idea that it should always be profitable: Dream11's Bhavit Sheth
The fantasy sports platform, one of India’s most valuable startups, grew its user base to more than 135 million-odd users, adding around 12-13 million in the just-concluded IPL.
BUSINESS
Netflix partners with Microsoft for upcoming ad-supported subscription plan
Microsoft said ads served on Netflix will be exclusively available through its platform and marketers will have access to the Netflix audience and premium connected television inventory.
BUSINESS
Elon Musk-Twitter saga: Here's a quick timeline
A quick look at what has happened in the Elon Musk - Twitter deal so far.
BUSINESS
Media tech unicorn Amagi aims to IPO in India: Co-founder Baskar Subramanian
Profitability is an addictive phenomenon. Once you become profitable, you want to be profitable, says Amagi co-founder Baskar Subramanian.
BUSINESS
India will be among the top countries in spending on games in 4-5 years: Nazara Technologies founder
CEO Manish Agarwal called the present period a ‘beautiful golden decade’. Many other business models, such as eSports, are emerging. What was seen in IPL auctions will be seen in eSports auctions, he said
BUSINESS
Intuit to stop offering QuickBooks Online products in India from January 2023
The firm, however, said this will not impact Intuit’s presence in India, where it has over 1,300 employees.
STARTUP
Loco launches Legends, an NFT platform for esports
The first asset on the Loco Legends platform will be NFT esports cards, which combine NFTs and free-to-play esports fantasy gaming
BUSINESS
AMC Networks launches AMC+ and Acorn TV on Amazon Prime Video Channels in India
Upcoming new originals such as psychological thriller Dark Winds, sci-fi thriller Moonhaven, horror drama anthology television series Tales of the Walking Dead, horror series Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, and supernatural horror series Mayfair Witches among others will also be part of the service.
STARTUP
Game dev tools startup CloudFeather Games bags $1.25 million from Lumikai, others
CloudFeather Games is building a suite of competitive formats that aims to provide developers a new way of monetisation beyond in-app purchases and ads.
STARTUP
WinZO picks up majority stake in Upskillz Games for Web3 gaming foray
WinZO will onboard Upskillz's blockchain and Web3-based offering to its content portfolio while also adding its 1.3 million captive audience base to its platform.
BUSINESS
InMobi's Glance aims to cross one billion users in 2-3 years, says CEO Naveen Tewari
Naveen Tewari also said the company plans to expand its creator-led live commerce platform Roposo and its gaming platform globally.
BUSINESS
Mark Zuckerberg offers a glimpse of next-gen VR display prototypes
These early stage prototypes - codenamed Butterscotch, Starburst, Holocake and Mirror Lake - are part of the company's research by the Display Systems Research (DSR) team at Reality Labs Research unit to improve various key elements of virtual reality.
STARTUP
FanClash secures $40 million from Alpha Wave, Sequoia, Info Edge, Polygon
FanClash aims to bring fantasy sports format to the esports segment, allowing users to build fantasy teams of professional gamers
